What scenarios do you envision might arise once animals join our ranks? (spectrum.ieee.org)
I heard about this because someone I know personally on here says she’s helping to work on this (which by the way sounds like it would perfectly fit the format/structure of the fediverse) and I felt too fascinated to not ask. What are some scenarios that comes to mind when you think of this being a thing?
Can a damaged hard drive slow down a computer?
My mother’s laptop has been running as fast as a turtle on a snail going uphill for a long time now. Everything has been done to it, including formatting it and installing another, less cumbersome OS, but nothing improves. I have an HHD available, I have done some tests and it does work....
Why are black people still Christian? (youtu.be)
Christianity is a tool of oppression, used to justify slavery.
is there any way to losslessly convert a whole recursive file directory of .m4a files to .opus
i have a bunch of .m4a files in one folder, 1000s. can i automate their conversion somehow?
What's something you've done that you weren't supposed to but don't feel bad?
[USA] Where to shop for gaming laptops and find good prices?
I’ve been looking at best buy. Are there any other sites to look on?...
What do YouTube tech reviewers do with all the tech?
As asked in the title. Anyone have insider information? Speculations are welcomed. It just seems such an e-waste, but at the same time some reviewing more well known techs are helpful. But those whose goal is to make their video entertaining rather than informative like going on a tech shopping spree on Amazon or Aliexpress to...
What and who to follow on Mastodon?
New to mastodon, never used Twitter, refuse to use Xitter. Any tips and who and what to follow? And who and what do you follow?...
Disable OnePlus N30. Full charge notification
So I have a couple month old OnePlus N30 phone, and one thing that drives me crazy with it is when I plug it in at night to charge, eventually it fully charges. You would think this is good, but then it decides to vibrate every 30 seconds or minute or so to tell me it’s fully charged. Over and over again till it wakes me up...
Have you ever had a phone's flashlight LED just fail?
When the phone was otherwise in a working condition.
How do I fix/repair a broken joint on a figure? (lemmy.ml)
My brother got me a Ted figure knowing I love the movie(s) and the new TV show, he had it sent to my home and it seems during transit that the head/neck joint piece broke in two....
What organizations and their departments offer work from home jobs/ opportunities?
I often hear of people in work from home opportunities but I find them so rare to come across. What sites / resources do you use to find remote work opportunities? Which companies still do work from home?...
What is the psychology of people who idiolize mass shooters, sees them as heroes and replicate their acts?
Im not fully grasping how the mind of those “copycats” works. People who are obsessed with Columbine for example, and want to do a mass shooting. That is their thought process? Is there some study I can read exploring what’s on their minds?
hanukkiah and menorah, Mandela Effect? (www.myjewishlearning.com)
I’m 62 years old and I just heard about the Hanukkiah for the first time tonight on puppy dog pals. What the heck? How can I live my entire life and never have heard of this. I’ve been around plenty of Jewish people and we talked about Hanukkah plenty of times. I’ve known about the menorah. I’ve known about the dreidel....
Do you face stigma (or discrimination) in your family due to a mental illness that you have or that someone you love has?
And if you’ve made strides in reversing that stigma, how have you done so?
What are some useful logical/math/cs operators or textual tools for thinking
I notice programming stuff leaks into my thinking and writing often but I actually enjoy the various constructs that help clarify thinking. I don’t have any formal background in logic tho :(...
What does someone who doesn't know shit about investing and retirement and stuff need to know about 401ks?
I’m having a meeting to set mine up on Thursday. My company matches 3%, and that’s what I’m putting in....
What can I do to help a family whose son was a victim of sexual assault, but the assaulter is being protected by his family?
I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I’m not sure where else to turn....
What's a good laptop for dev / adobe suite?
I recently started working with a lot of clients that use the adobe suite, mostly illustrator. And wanted to get a laptop to work and move around with....
What is a freeway/expressway/motorway/highway in your local area that you consider more pleasant to drive on compared to other roads in the area?
Anyone know how to test external optical disc drives at a thrift store?
In short I need a cheap external disc drive and dont want to cough up the 20$ and buy online so thrift store it is. I cant really come up with a way to test these usually usb powered drives besides somehow setting up a computer or asking the workers for help (doubt they will). Does anyone have an idea to narrow down if a drive...
Which is the best cat breed to afford ?
Can DXM (dextromethorphan) be used to prevent or reduce tolerance to other ligands?
There’s drugnerd whispers on the internet that DXM (microdosed) can block or attenuate the development of tolerance to various ligands, particularly amphetamine....
Why do so many mobile versions of sites run worse on phone than desktop versions?
I swear every mobile site is absolute garbage that runs like ass on phones.